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Long work hours widen the gender gap

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 01, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Working overtime has a disproportionate impact on women in dual-earner households, exacerbating gender inequality and supporting the "separate sphere" phenomenon in which men are the breadwinners while women tend to the home, ...


Raw deal for foreign brides in Taiwan: study

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 17, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

More than a quarter of a million women have been sold as wives and baby-makers in South East Asia, but they are getting a raw deal in health care and social inclusion.





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Pulling the plug on hybrid myths

Technology / Energy

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (16) | comments 31

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether you call them myths, urban legends, fables or old wives' tales, there's a lot of misinformation out there about plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. These vehicles, abbreviated PHEVs, ...


Thoughtful words help couples stay fighting fit

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Couples who bring thoughtful words to a fight release lower amounts of stress-related proteins, suggesting that rational communication between partners can ease the impact of marital conflict on the immune system.


Veterans find healing on the water (AP)

Veterans find healing on the water

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Standing at the edge of a clear pond in the Idaho mountains on a cold day in early October, former U.S. Marine Angel Gomez made a timid cast with his fly fishing rod.


Despite Risk, Older African Americans More Likely Than Others To Avoid Flu Vaccine

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study about why African American seniors do or do not get influenza vaccinations finds that many of them do not have accurate and complete information about the flu itself, the safety and efficacy of the ...


A woman in space

A woman in space

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In the early years of the "space race" (1957-1975) two men sought to test a scientifically simple yet culturally complicated theory: that women might be innately better suited for space travel than men. In ...


Study reveals complexities of female arousal

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Challenging the idea that women's sexual motivations are tied exclusively to romantic emotions or reproduction, a new study by psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin found women's sexual decisions ...


More STDs for Older Widowers in ED Drug Era

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Widowers take care: Older men who have recently lost their wives are more likely than still-married peers to be diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD), according to a new study.


Differences in Couples' Drinking and Smoking Habits Threaten Long-Term Marriage

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Excessive drinking or smoking by a husband or wife can strain a marriage. However, is it substance use specifically that causes problems within a relationship, or is it the difference in the amount of drinking ...


Christian couples staying faithful online

Technology / Internet

created Sep 06, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- Lance Maggiacomo was out of work, bored and lonely when he started hiding his online relationships from his wife.
There was no affair, only chatting through e-mail, yet it felt like cheating just the same.


A real eye-opener -- Researchers uncover which gender is losing sleep

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Even with growing progress toward gender equality in the workplace, women continue to carry the most responsibility for family care, a load that according to a new study could indicate why women report more sleep disruption ...



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